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New Japan Cup USA
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PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateAugust 7 to August 21, 2020
CityPort Hueneme, California
VenueOceanview Pavillion
AttendanceNone[1][a]
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New Japan Cup USA was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It commenced on August 7, 2020 and concluded on August 21, 2020. The tournament was a spin-off of NJPW's annual New Japan Cup and the inaugural New Japan Cup USA held. The tournament was promoted under NJPW's North American branch, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America.

New Japan Cup USA was an eight-man, single-elimination tournament, with the winner receiving a match for the IWGP United States Championship. Matches are contested through NJPW's weekly television show, Strong.

History

The New Japan Cup was first held in April 2005, with the winner receiving a match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[2] The event then became an annual tradition for NJPW and was held every year around mid-March to mid-April. After the 2020 edition of the New Japan Cup was delayed until June due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3][4][5] it was announced during a press conference on July 31 that the New Japan Cup USA would take place from August 7 to August 21 of that year, with the winner receiving a shot at the IWGP United States Championship. It was also reported that the matches would be televised on NJPW's new television show, Strong.[6] The next day, the eight-man bracket was announced.[7]

Results

Round 1 (Strong, August 7)
No.Results[8]StipulationsTimes
1Kenta defeated Karl FredericksSingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 19:59
2Jeff Cobb defeated Tanga LoaSingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 18:45
3David Finlay defeated Chase OwensSingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 19:46
4Tama Tonga defeated Brody KingSingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA round 17:14
Semi-finals (Strong, August 14)
No.Results[9]StipulationsTimes
1Barrett Brown and Logan Riegel defeated Clark Connors and Jordan ClearwaterTag team match7:03
2Blake Christian, Misterioso and PJ Black defeated ACH, Alex Zayne and TJPSix-man tag team match7:55
3David Finlay defeated Tama TongaSingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA semifinal7:10
4Kenta defeated Jeff CobbSingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA semifinal14:38
Finals (Strong, August 21)
No.Results[10]StipulationsTimes
1Rocky Romero and Adrian Quest defeated Danny Limelight and The DKCTag team match9:57
2Villain Enterprises (Flip Gordon and Brody King) defeated Bullet Club (Chase Owens and Jay White)Tag team match8:44
3Kenta defeated David FinlaySingles match, 2020 New Japan Cup USA final13:35

Bracket

Round 1
August 7[8] 		Semi-finals
August 14[9] 		Final
August 21[10]
         
Karl Fredericks 9:59
Kenta Pin
Kenta Pin
Jeff Cobb 14:38
Jeff Cobb Pin
Tanga Loa 8:45
Kenta Pin
David Finlay 13:35
David Finlay Pin
Chase Owens 9:46
David Finlay Pin
Tama Tonga 7:10
Brody King 7:14
Tama Tonga Pin

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The event was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "NJPW STRONG #1". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Japan Cup 2005". Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  3. ^ "【お詫びとお知らせ】3月1日（日）～3月15日（日）までの11大会を開催中止とさせて頂きます" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ^ NJPW. "NJPW events cancelled until Saturday March 21 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  5. ^ NJPW. "New Japan Cup 2020 a NJPW World Special this June! | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ^ NJPW. "New Japan Cup USA announced for NJPW STRONG debut 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  7. ^ NJPW. "New Japan Cup USA Preview 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  8. ^ a b "2020.08.07 NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 in the USA". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bushiroad. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "2020.08.14 NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 in the USA". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bushiroad. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "2020.08.21 NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 in the USA". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bushiroad. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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